Yikes!! Randi wants Gothic and I'm most assuredly NOT Mary Shelley. Still, I've got Rick at rkv330. I took his usual clever idea, sprinkled on a few Goths, and this is the result. Naturally, none of this would happen without Randi's inspiration - so thanks as ever old friend -- please enjoy... DT * First there was blackness and peace. Then, there was daz...
The shadowy figure crawled out of the sarcophagus, and took a deep breath before exhaling fully, efficiently clearing its lungs of the musty tasting air from cryostasis. It then performed a complex set of stretches, limbering up its body and preparing for action. It was a routine it had performed four-hundred-and-thirty-two times before, starting each missio...
There are things that we discover. There are things that we think that we have discovered. And there are things that we never find out. =========== Having disembarked from the flight via the link bridge at its destination, Ben made his way into the main terminal at Helsinki airport, through the customs check then straight to the 'Exit' to the car hire de...
This is a work of fiction. All characters depicted are 18 and over. SHOWDOWN The toilet was in the port hull, way down the back past a galley and storage area. Beck had never been inside a catamaran before and was amazed at the spaciousness. Aurora's dimensions seemed claustrophobic by comparison and she found herself idly wondering, as she sat on the loo,...
Susan first appeared in Entertaining at Home. Other characters mentioned joined the story in subsequent episodes of Entertaining at Large. This one's a bit long. I knew where it was going when I started, but all sorts of things cropped up along the way. If you're reading for quick release skip towards the end. Comments, suggestions and support welcomed as al...
Thanks to MIkothebaby for her editing prowess without which this story wouldn't have been the same. # # # # # # # # # Like most men, I rarely ever considered the small details in life. As long as the big stuff was going well, I was happy as a clam. My life to me was perfect. I had everything I needed. I had an amazingly attractive wife who loved me more t...
This is the current "Endcap" of The Shack series so far. Or at least a landing on the stairwell. It will not be the last Tale from the Shack. There are many more to be written. It could stand alone, I suppose, but it really should be read after Gun Gun Teddy Bear, Blue Topaz Eyes CH1 and CH2 (Emma's Tale), Shameless, Monster, Pogo and Spooky, and Pogo's Very...
Schoolies Week An "In A Sunburned Country" Event Story © 2018 Chloe Tzang. All rights reserved. The author asserts a moral right to be identified as the author of this story. This story or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in...
This piece is the third in a series of stories that are autobiographical. I've not listed names or places to protect the identity of the people involved. All of the events you will read are true. I kept a journal at the time, so the accuracy of what is contained in these stories is very good. Some of the dialog is seared in my memory and some of it is recrea...
Author's Note: This very short novel is a result of a writing challenge called NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. It is currently a hot topic on the Author's Hangout, if you'd like to learn more. Please remember that the point of this challenge was word count and not quality....